The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
Possible Indicators:
- Candidates use tools of inquiry to expand and deepen content knowledge.
- Candidates collaborate with others to deepen content knowledge and communicate knowledge effectively.
- Candidates link existing knowledge to new knowledge.
- Candidates present diverse perspectives and uses a variety of instructional approaches within lessons.
- Candidates formatively assess learners to determine misconceptions or gaps that may occur in order to build accurate and deepening understanding.
